The United States on Tuesday said that it encourages India and Pakistan to have a direct dialogue on the issues that concerns the neighbors.
The US State Department spokesperson on Tuesday speaking to the media however refrained from commenting on the Pakistani Cabinet’s recent decision not to import sugar and cotton from India.
“I wouldn’t want to comment on that specifically. What I would say is that we continue to support direct dialogue between India and Pakistan on issues of concern,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at his daily news conference in response to a question.
Pakistan’s Cabinet on 1 April backtracked on the proposal of a high-powered committee to import cotton and sugar from India, with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi asserting that there can be no normalization of ties until New Delhi reverses its decision to revoke the special status of Jammu Kashmir.